Canadian Bank Gold Bars Fairport Harbor

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Canadian Bank Gold Bars Fairport Harbor

Lost Treasure OH • Lake County County
Description
Fairport Harbor legend of stolen Canadian bank gold bars hidden along the Lake Erie shore — Lake County's best-known international bullion smuggling tale.
Historical Notes
Fairport Harbor served nineteenth-century Great Lakes shipping and cross-border commerce with Canada. Ohio treasure folklore describes gold bars stolen from a Canadian bank and concealed near the harbor waterfront. The bars legend pairs with other Lake Erie smuggling and payroll caches in Lake and Ashtabula counties.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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